Why are women better protected from COVID-19: Clues for men? Sex and COVID-19

Int J Cardiol. 2020 Sep 15:315:105-106. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2020.05.026. Epub 2020 May 11.

Authors

Islam Y Elgendy¹, Carl J Pepine²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America.
² Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, United States of America. Electronic address: [email protected].

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2
Betacoronavirus / physiology*
COVID-19
Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology*
Comorbidity
Coronavirus Infections* / epidemiology
Coronavirus Infections* / immunology
Coronavirus Infections* / physiopathology
Female
Gonadal Steroid Hormones / metabolism
Host-Pathogen Interactions
Humans
Immunity / physiology*
Male
Mortality
Pandemics*
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
Pneumonia, Viral* / epidemiology
Pneumonia, Viral* / immunology
Pneumonia, Viral* / physiopathology
Prevalence
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2
Severity of Illness Index
Sex Factors*

Substances

Gonadal Steroid Hormones
Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A
ACE2 protein, human
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2